Rank

1817of 3,144

Appling, Georgia

Score 6.14 / 10· population 18,457

About 18,500 people live in Appling, Georgia. It ranks #1,817 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #59 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.65% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.5 years, shorter than in 71% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% of counties. On this site's state scores, Georgia gets 7.56 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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